Gift Tab by Taproot

Gift tab by Taproot

Guitar Tab

Taproot - Gift - Track 08 - I

Tabbed by Adrian Boisclair, of Asunder
http://www.geocities.com/AsunderMusic/
(June 26, 2002)  abois@gmx.net

I tabbed this as best as I could.  Hope it helps!  Check
out my band's website.


Tuning:  A-D-G-C-F-A

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Intro (First 5 seconds of song)

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------11--------------11----------------------------------|
G|----7--------------9----------9------------------7--7-------|
D|--9---9----------7----7-----7--------------------0--0-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|


(First 32 seconds of song)

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------11---------11-----------------11---------11--------|
G|----7----------7---------7--7-----9----------9--------7--7--|
D|--9----9-----9----9------0--0---7----7-----7----7-----0--0--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|


Hard part (0:32 - 0:45) Play Twice (2x)

a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |


Verse (0:47 - 1:12) Play Four Times =20

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------11---------11-----------------11---------11--------|
G|----7----------7---------7--7-----9----------9--------7--7--|
D|--9----9-----9----9------0--0---7----7-----7----7-----0--0--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|


Before you go into the chorus play this...

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------11---11-11--11-11111111-----------------------------|
G|---9---------9--9---9--9-9-9-9------------------------------|
D|-7----7------7--7---7--7-7-7-7------------------------------|
A|-------------0--0---0--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
   (...Afford to blow this one)


Chorus  (1:13)

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----14-14---14--14--14---14-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----12-12---12--12--12---12-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...I hate myself sometimes)



a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----13-13---13---13---13-13-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----11-11---11---11---11-11-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...I Love my self)




a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----14-14---14--14--14---14-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----12-12---12--12--12---12-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...I need this way of life)



a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----13-13---13---13---13-13-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----11-11---11---11---11-11-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...because it holds me)



(1:26)

a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
      (I hate my self some times  I love myself.)



a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
         (Contradictions a way of life  happyness is wealthy nothings =
helping...)



Verse 2 (0:1:40 - 2:06) Play Four Times =20

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------11---------11-----------------11---------11--------|
G|----7----------7---------7--7-----9----------9--------7--7--|
D|--9----9-----9----9------0--0---7----7-----7----7-----0--0--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|



And again, before you go into the chorus play this...

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------11---11-11--11-11111111-----------------------------|
G|---9---------9--9---9--9-9-9-9------------------------------|
D|-7----7------7--7---7--7-7-7-7------------------------------|
A|-------------0--0---0--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
   (...Afford to blow this one)



Chorus  (2:06)

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----14-14---14--14--14---14-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----12-12---12--12--12---12-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...I hate myself sometimes)



a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----13-13---13---13---13-13-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----11-11---11---11---11-11-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...I Love my self)




a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----14-14---14--14--14---14-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----12-12---12--12--12---12-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...I need this way of life)



a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----13-13---13---13---13-13-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----11-11---11---11---11-11-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
             (...because it holds me)



(2:21)

a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
      (I hate my self some times  I love myself.)



a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
         (Contradictions a way of life  happyness is wealthy nothings =
helping...)



a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
      (I hate myself sometimes I love myself.)
                 (OOOOooOoOoohh)


a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
         (Contradictions a way of life  happyness is wealthy nothings =
helping...)
                       (uuuuuuuuUUUUUUuuUuUuUUuHhhOOooOooOhhh



  Let ring, with heavy palm muting. Repeat Six Times (6x)
    (2:47)
a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--------------------------2-------------------------------|
D|-4--------------------------2-------------------------------|
A|-2--------------------------0-------------------------------|



  LAST ChorUS

a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
      (I hate my self some times  I love myself.)



a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
         (Contradictions a way of life  happyness is wealthy nothings =
helping...)



a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
      (I hate myself sometimes I love myself.)



a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= |
C|-----------------------------------111111111111111111111111111111111111= |
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-= |
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-= |
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-= |
         (Contradictions a way of life  happyness is wealthy nothings =
helping...)






  This is played while the "Last Chorus" deal is played.
  This is a layered guitar riff, recorded over the heavy rythem
a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14--14--13--13--13--13--13--13--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12--12--11--11--11--11--11--11--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|




a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|


Last 3 Notes/Chords Struck:

a|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-11---11---11-----------------------------------------------|
G|-9----9----9------------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7------------------------------------------------|
A|-0----0----0------------------------------------------------|





If you think I messed up on something, then LET ME KNOW!

-Adrian
abois@gmx.net

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